抹香鯨

抹香鯨

See also: 抹香鲸

Chinese

		powder incense	whale
trad. (抹香鯨)		抹香	鯨
simp. (抹香鲸)		抹香	鲸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǒxiāngjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut³ hoeng¹ king⁴, mut⁶ hoeng¹ king⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mǒxiāngjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mooshiangjing
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut³ hoeng¹ king⁴, mut⁶ hoeng¹ king⁴
    • Yale: mut hēung kìhng, muht hēung kìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁸ hoeng¹ king⁴, mut⁹ hoeng¹ king⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud³ hêng¹ king⁴, mud⁶ hêng¹ king⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /muːt̚³ hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɪŋ²¹/, /muːt̚² hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɪŋ²¹/

Noun

抹香鯨

1. sperm whale

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
抹	香	鯨
まつ > まっ Grade: S	こう Grade: S	くじら Grade: S

Etymology

抹香 (makkō, “incense”) +‎ 鯨 (kujira, “whale”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まっこーく​じら [màkkóókúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚ko̞ːkɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

抹香鯨 (hiragana まっこうくじら, katakana マッコウクジラ, rōmaji makkōkujira, historical hiragana まつかうくぢら, historical katakana マツカウクヂラ)

1. a sperm whale